Lifter for cooking vessels



H. L. ANGUS. UFTER FOR COOKING VESSELS.

APPLICATION FILED m. 15. I920.

1,367,529. mm Feb. 3,1921,

INVENTOR EL. Angus.

1 nnonm'sr's WITNESSES one HARVEY LEE ANGUS, OF INVERNESS, MONTANA.

LIFTER UGO KING VESSELS.

Application filed February 16, 192%.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Harvey LEE ANoUs a subject of the King of (:reat Britain, and a resident of l nverness, in the county of Hill and State 01" hilontana, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Lifters for Cooking Vessels, of which the following is specification.

My invention relates to lifters for cooking vessels, and a purpose oi my invention is the provision of a litter of simple, durable and cilicient construction which includes cooperating jaws that are adapted to be actuated to iirinly embrace a vessel for manually lift- .ing the same, one of such jaws being locked when. in the operative position to prevent the vessel accidentally slipping while being carried by the lifter.

I will describe one form of litter embodying my invention, and will then point out the novel features thereof in claims.

In the drawings:

Figure fl is a view showing in perspective one :lorin or. l""ei' embodying my invention in the active position upon a vessel.

Figs. 2 and are detail perspective views ol parts of the lifter shown in Fig. 1.

Referring specifically to the drawings, in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts, F designates generally a frame comprised of two lengths of wire bent intermediate their ends to provide a handle ll having parallel sides 15 which are connects at the upper end of the handle by branches 16. The branches 16 are disposed between the sides 15 and are intertwisted for a major portion of their length so as to maintain a rigid connection between the two wires. m i ihe lower ends of the branches 16 are flared outwardly in opposite directions to provide arms 17 which are secured to the sides 15 to aid in rigidly connecting the sides. These arms 17 also serve as pivots as will be hereinafter described.

That portion of the sides 15 disposed below the arms 1'? is bent at an obtuse angle to provide substantially horizontal. portions 18, and then downwardly at right angles to provide vertical. portions 19. The portions 19 constitute the stationary jaw of the lifter. For the sake of description, the stationary jaw will be hereinafter referred to as J and this jaw is adapted to coact with a movable jaw J which, as shown in Fig. 2, comprises a plate 20 of substantially rectangular formation which. is curved in the form. or an peciilcation of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 63, 1:321. Eerial No. 359,030.

are to conform to the curvature of the side of a vessel. The plate 20 is slidably mounted upon the horizontal portions 18 by means of ears 21 which are secured in vertical position upon the rear side of the plate by means of rivets 22. Secured to the rear side of the plate 20 by rivets 23 are a pair of arms 24, such arms being preferably disposed be tween but in the rear of the cars 21. The arms 2% are connected at their upper ends by a pintle 25, and secured to this same pintle are a pair of cars :26 formed on the lower end of a lever L. The lever L constitutes t-he actuating means for the movable jaw and is tulcruined upon the handle H by pivot ears 2! which loosely embrace the arms 1.7. is shown in Fig. l, the lever L has that portion disposed below the ears 27 bent an obtuse angle so as to effect a tog gle action in locking position.

in operation, the jaw J normally occupies hat 1 erm a releasing position wherein it is spaced from the jaw J a distance sullicient to permit the ready insertion of the side wall of a cooking vessel between the aws. In the releasing position of the jaw o, the lever L is spaced from the handle H so as assume a substantially vertical posi v hen gripping a cooking vessel, the is moved toward the jaw J so as to oupy a gripping position by depressing e upper end of the lever L so as to move too same into engagement with the handle During this movement or" the lever L, its forward or lower end moves upwardly in the path of an are thus causing a forward and upward movement of the arms 24 to client the forward sliding of the jaw J into gripping position with respect to the jaw J. in the final position. oi the lever L, the c 25 occupies such a position that when liftin a cooking vessel by the handle H, the weight of the vessel will be ineiiective to move the lever so that the aw J as a consequence is locked in the gripping position. T his locking action is secured as result of the disposition of the arms 52% with respect to the fulcrum point of the lever L, it being noted that with the jaw d in the gripping position, any rearward pressure upon the same will. tend to reel: the lower end of the l r in. a clockwise direction as when thus forcing the upper end viewed. in Fig. l

the lever the handle H. It will the lever L to gripping position, it is unnecessary to continue to grip the lever while the vessel is being carried by the litter.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of litter embodying my invention, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made her in Without departing from the spirit of the invention or the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A lifter for cooking vessels cornprising a handle, a stationary jav formed on tie handle, a movable jaw slidebly associated With the stationary jaw and a lever fulcrumed on the handle and connected to the movable jaw to effect a sliding of the letter toward or away from the stationary jaw for causing the same to occupy gripping and releasing positions, respectively, and to lock the movable jaw in gripping position.

2. A lii'te' -tor cooking vessels con ing, a frame comprising two l ngtl bent to provide a hendl and jaw, a movable jew slide ble on the frame, a lever fulcruined on the 1233211110., arms fixed to the movable jaw and pivotelly connected to said lever to eliect a sliding oi the jaw toward and away from the stationary jaw when the lever is rocked.

8. A lifter "for cooking vessels comprising a frame comprising two lengths of ire bent to provide a handle and a stationary jaw, movable jaw s; on the iranne a lever iulcruined on the irenie, arms lined to the movable jaw and pivo' ally connected to said lever to effect a slid of the jaw toward and away from the ste ionary jaw when the lever rocked, the fulcrum of said lever being such to prevent slidof the movable jaw When the lever is ii; A. lifter for cooking vessels eorngnismg. a frame formed of two lengths of Wire ent to provide handle having pasir portions d an intermediate tn u p0- 1011, the tree end of the twisted portion nxed to the movable 5W and pivotally connected to one end of said lever. for the purpose described.

H ARVE Y L All] AIEGETS. 

